Top ten facts 1. She was the daughter of Icarius of Sparta, sister of Tyndarus. 2. She had only one son, Telemachus, of Odysseus’ 3. Another name for her is Πηυελόπεια this was the name given to her by the suitors she tricked.Which means 'spindle loosener' from Indo-European '(s)pen(-d)-', 'to pull, spin'; 'el- 'to destroy'; and op- 'to work, perform, bring about'. 4. She was very loyal to Odysseus and she knew how to put a man to the test. She tested him on everything he knew how to do. She made she he was the best and that it would stay that way. 5. Penelope’s job was to show that a relationship would work if a man and a woman were faithful to each other. 6. Odysseus became king by marring Penelope, the queen. 7. Penelope was won by Odysseus because he beat her father in a footrace. Her dad made a race and whoever won got to have Penelope’s hand in marriage! 8. If Penelope wanted a new husband he would become king and they’d have to kill Odysseus. 9. She made a test to find Odysseus, she did that because she didn’t want the best she wanted to find him. She wanted to have the person who tried the hardest weather he was the best or not. 10. She was taken to be Telegonos wife, after he killed Odysseus on accident (Telegonos is Odysseues’ son from Circe).
This is Penelope waiting and watching for her husband Odysseues'sto come home
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Top ten facts
1. She was the daughter of Icarius of Sparta, sister of Tyndarus.
2. She had only one son, Telemachus, of Odysseus’
3. Another name for her is Πηυελόπεια this was the name given to her by the suitors she tricked.Which means 'spindle loosener' from Indo-European '(s)pen(-d)-', 'to pull, spin'; 'el- 'to destroy'; and op- 'to work, perform, bring about'.
4. She was very loyal to Odysseus and she knew how to put a man to the test. She tested him on everything he knew how to do. She made she he was the best and that it would stay that way.
5. Penelope’s job was to show that a relationship would work if a man and a woman were faithful to each other.
6. Odysseus became king by marring Penelope, the queen.
7. Penelope was won by Odysseus because he beat her father in a footrace. Her dad made a race and whoever won got to have Penelope’s hand in marriage!
8. If Penelope wanted a new husband he would become king and they’d have to kill Odysseus.
9. She made a test to find Odysseus, she did that because she didn’t want the best she wanted to find him. She wanted to have the person who tried the hardest weather he was the best or not.
10. She was taken to be Telegonos wife, after he killed Odysseus on accident (Telegonos is Odysseues’ son from Circe).